Zhang Jun was stunned for a moment, then quickly got off his horse and immediately pointed his finger to the sky in the snow. "The good instructor knows that Han Shizhong told me about this when he passed through Shouzhou. I also have a general opinion. Jin Bing dared to go against the law.
The geographical advantage comes from the fact that if it is more than 30,000, I dare not say anything; if it is less than 30,000, it is just a man like Jin Wushu who has just commanded the army as a commander. I and Han Shizhong will join forces with Liu Guangshi and Liu Zhengyan, and all the armies will join forces.
If we defend the city together, we will never let the Jin soldiers cross the Huai River! We are defeated, and I will watch my ministers die in front of His Majesty's horse!"
"That's good." Zhao Jiu nodded condescendingly. "As I said before, I will stop at Shouchun on the other side of the Huaihe River! I will wait for you to lure the enemy! If it is done, I will have a banquet in the future.
You, Captain Zhang, are always indispensable. If I fail, I will not force anyone to do anything. You can die or surrender as you wish. I just ask that Captain Zhang will not come to see me again, so that you can keep your pride in the snow today!"
Zhang Jun was naturally speechless.
He said that except for those surrendering factions who compare their hearts to each other, Zhao Jiu's thoughts cannot be hidden from the real people... Everyone said that he couldn't fight, so naturally he wanted to ask if he could defend?
Everyone said that it was impossible to even defend the Central Plains. He naturally wanted to ask if it was possible to defend the border of the Central Plains, relying on the Huaihe River and taking advantage of the geographical advantage?
And when even Huaihe could not hold back the main force of the Jin Army, he naturally had to ask again, how much is the main force of the Jin Army?
At the end of the question, Han Shizhong, who was forced into a corner by the officials, finally drew a red line, that is, if all the troops in the imperial camp could be gathered and properly deployed along the Huaihe River against the Jiancheng River, the Jin Army with less than 30,000 soldiers could still defeat it.
Keep it safe.
Therefore, Zhao Jiu proposed this crude plan based on this condition... He himself acted as bait to see if he could attract a group of partial masters with Jinwu skills, in order to achieve at least a seemingly successful defense on the Huaihe River.
, to boost public morale.
As for where did the Zhao Guan family get their confidence?
In the eyes of some ministers, this was of course some kind of blind confidence generated by the Zhao Guan family after they single-handedly put down the rebellion that day, but to be fair, this was not much of a confidence. The confidence brought about by that counter-insurgency and the meeting with Han Shizhong was more of just a
It's just a catalyst. What really prompted the Zhao Guan family to make such a fuss at all costs was a time-traveler's desperate struggle, an act of trying to prove the meaning of his existence.
In Zhao Jiu's view, if he fails, he will be benevolent. After this wave of completely independent tossing, he will completely regard himself as Zhao Guan's family. From now on, he will play out his life according to the routines of Emperor Qin and Han Wu; if he fails, it will be regarded as a dream.
alright!
This kind of thing, at best, is called being inspired by the times, risking everything and having the courage to sacrifice; to put it more bluntly, it is called a normal person's active self-stress protection when encountering drastic changes; at the worst, it is a fool
of self-destruction.
But no matter what, looking back at the present, this kind of thing still seems ridiculous in the face of the absolute strength of the Jin Army, so even Han Shizhong, who is not afraid of anything, took the initiative to make a three-part agreement with Zhao Jiu:
First, as soon as the Jin people arrive, the Zhao Guan family must immediately move to the south bank of the Huaihe River to "command" the war in Shouchun, which is safer;
Secondly, once the number of Jin people exceeds 30,000, or the climate suddenly changes and the Huai River becomes thickly frozen, the Zhao Guan family must evacuate unconditionally;
Thirdly, when it comes to the central civil servants, Zhao Guanjia must personally deal with them.
It was precisely based on these principles that Zhao Jiufang went around in circles, making a big fanfare for fear that the north would not notice, but at the same time, he tried his best to peel off the central civil servants who could hinder him through the relocation.
Li Gang, who was the most troublesome and threatening, took advantage of someone's illness. Regardless of whether it was true or false, he quickly asked this guy to take Concubine Pan and her son to leave first; then the main body of civil servants was separated from Yingkou. This is not over yet... wait until this moment.
After capturing Zhang Jun and Taiwei Zhang in Japan, Zhao Jiu followed him to Shouzhou Prefecture to govern Caicheng, but he dispersed several old ministers and ministers who were originally used to reassure people.
Among them, Zhang Cui, who was actually in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was driven to Huaidong to sell salt, pay ultimatums, and raise funds; while Xu Jingheng, the new minister Youcheng, was sent to Shouchun to take charge of the affairs of those officials who had fled south.
Personnel placement.
This was an honest and necessary task, and the two of them did not doubt it. This meant that although Zhao Jiu still had the governors of the East and West as well as the commander of the imperial camp, there was only one good old man, Lv Haowen, in charge. Wang Boyan, Wang Yuan and others were just yes-men.
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But on the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, two important news came at the same time, and Zhao Jiu finally entered a state where everything was ready and all he needed was the east wind.
One thing that is definitely good news is that under huge political pressure, Liu Zhengyan adopted the strategy of doubting the soldiers proposed by Liu Yan and Liu Pingfu... The strategy was extremely simple. It was simply to learn from Dong Zhuo's old wisdom and use the eight hundred cavalry of the Heart Corps to show off their power in the daytime.
Entering the military camp and sneaking out at night... But after seven or eight consecutive days, the Huaixi thief Ding Jin finally couldn't bear the pressure and voluntarily surrendered.
Now, Liu Zhengyan is collecting the traitors and will be able to join them in Shouzhou years ago.
What should be bad news is that, I don’t know exactly how long ago, Jin Wushu defeated a rebel army at the Yimeng Mountain pass that was unclear whether it was an anti-Jin rebel army or a rebel army who wanted to take advantage and seize territory... Only this one
The number of troops numbered tens of thousands, and the location was on the main route south. It can be said that after this battle, there was only Liu Guangshi between Jin Wushu and Zhao Jiu.
Therefore, it will soon be known whether the fourth prince of the Jin Kingdom will come to look for Zhao Jiu.
"Wushu, what nonsense are you talking about?"
In a huge mansion in Yidu City, Qingzhou, in front of a hall full of golden generals and court officials, he was dressed in a large brocade silk and satin coat. Rather than being the commander of a hundred thousand troops, he was more like a short and stout rich man from the Eastern Route Army of the Jin Kingdom.
Wanyan, the deputy commander of the Supervisory Army, lazily slammed down his wine glass and gave another cold drink. "This time we went south, the Great Power Lord made it clear that he wanted to take the Jingdong East Road and clear the outer areas to stabilize Hebei. Now the war is going smoothly.
, you should quickly return to Hebei and capture Daming Mansion..."
"Where in Daming Mansion do I need to attack?"
Before Ta Laan finished speaking, a young Jurchen nobleman sitting on the first left hand side of the hall also snorted coldly. He seemed to have no face left with his nominal superior, but he was the pioneer of the East Route Army of the Jin Dynasty, Aguda's son, commonly known as
The fourth prince’s art of perfecting his facial features.
Let's say that this Wanyan Wushu is only in his mid-twenties this year, and is only four or five years older than Zhao Jiu. However, like most of the Jurchen generals present, he has gone to the battlefield early to sharpen his temper and has a long beard, so he looks three years old.
Fifteen-six is average. But no matter whether it is thirty-five or twenty-five, whether it is a pioneer or a junior, no one dares to interrupt when he is arguing with Wanyan Talan... because Wanyan Aguda
The brand of a biological son is stronger than any seniority and official position.